LW M43 cap made with italian silk lining

[GAMS1]

i need some comments on this LW cap in mint condition i have for at least
25 years in my boxes .
IMO a quality italian production but not sure .
Material used for the lining is a typical italian air force blue grey silk , nothing exotic .
The wool is a classical LW later war wool quality .
Only stamping is the size as often in such caps .
Machine sewn on badges LW eagle + flat cockade .
Nick

[alexandre]

From the pics, I like it !

[TOULON44]

Everything seems correct on this cap, the wool, the traditional Italian lining with simple size marking, the machine-sewn insignia, regular buttonhole ... for me it's ok!

[Renaud]

Italian lining but classical wool, why not ; I say "ok", too

[Daniel.S]

25 years in my boxes .

Nick

These came out around 10 years ago when weitze (or winkler, dont remember)) put them on the market and said he found them all in a abandoned flaktower or flakbunker.

A few dealers bought them the same time, all got the same story.

Will try to dig out some pics...

I owned one of these, but i was never really comfortable with it so i returned it.

[GAMS1]

These came out around 10 years ago when weitze (or winkler, dont remember)) put them on the market and said he found them all in a abandoned flaktower or flakbunker.

A few dealers bought them the same time, all got the same story.

Will try to dig out some pics...

I owned one of these, but i was never really comfortable with it so i returned it.

Not from this source ...i really have it for about 25 years ! Found in Germany .
Do you still have pics of yours ? why didn't you feel "comfortable" with it ?
It was may be a small lot found somewhere in Germany 10 years ago and brought on the market , why not , but i'm sure not only 100 pieces were produced period in this style ? 1000's ...by who and when ? an italian maker ?
HPC made KM mint tropical caps were found in Hamburg still packed per 10 pieces
years ago and you see also HPC made caps like these from different sources , even used out ?
Remember the famous Beehive cache from Austria ? so many tropical caps in mint condition, made of different makers also .
Nick

[Fsoq]

These came out around 10 years ago when weitze (or winkler, dont remember)) put them on the market and said he found them all in a abandoned flaktower or flakbunker.

A few dealers bought them the same time, all got the same story.

Will try to dig out some pics...

I owned one of these, but i was never really comfortable with it so i returned it.

I agree, after a long debate, Weitze sold them on eBay.de for 60 euros. And Peter V L had one for sale on its website that some did not like (with a trapezoid sewn on), including W. Zahn.
I owned one and I have to say that it was really well made.

[OSS]

Is that a breast eagle? Is there a cockade? I have no problem with the Italian lining and the wool looks OK but Luftwaffe caps are typically well marked with RBNrs, dates and sometimes even the month of manufacture. I don't hate your cap but I have suspicions.

[MM1985]

LennyW once posted some of this bogus size stamps found on Winkler fake caps and it seems to be a pretty good match when comparing it with the stamp seen on this hat so i guess Winkler was the source.

[MM1985]

Bogus 57

[Lenny W]

LennyW once posted some of this bogus size stamps found on Winkler fake caps and it seems to be a pretty good match when comparing it with the stamp seen on this hat so i guess Winkler was the source.

I was going to post those as well suspicious indeed I have dozens of fake caps with this size stamp saved in my archive.

[Fsoq]

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ad.php?t=71278

Here is the link

[MM1985]

This seems to be your cap?

[MM1985]

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[MM1985]

And some more photos from the thread starter cap.....